WORKER SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT
JAMESTOWN – An unidentified man was sent to the hospital early Thursday night after being burned in a utility accident in downtown Jamestown.
According to a story printed in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, workers were down in a utility manhole on Pine Street just before 7 p.m. when an arc flash injured the man with burns to his hands, face and upper chest. He was removed from the manhole and was taken by Alstar Ambulance to WCA Hospital where he was believed to have then been flown by Starflight to a Buffalo hospital. The man’s identity was not released and there was no information as to which utility he was working with at the time of the accident.
The Jamestown Fire and Police Departments both responded to the scene. Power was placed on emergency shutdown after the accident and several downtown areas were affected. Power returned at 7:41 p.m.
FREWSBURG MAN FACES CHARGES FOR SEPT. 2 FIRE IN BUSTI
BUSTI – A Frewsburg man has been charged in connection with a fire that destroyed two crude oil storage tanks and a car in Busti earlier this month. Joseph T. George, 25, of 194 Ivory Road, Frewsburg, was charged with third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief by Lakewood-Busti Police.
Police say George allegedly stole a car from a residence on Southwestern Drive on Sept. 2 that was eventually involved in the accident at the intersection of Busti-Sugar Grove Road and Kortwright Road. The accident caused the oil in the tanks to catch fire, which eventually spread to engulf the car and a wooded area near the scene. Representatives from the oil company that owned the tanks said 110 barrels of crude oil was lost in the fire, most of which burnt up.
George was arraigned in Busti Town Court and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail. Bail was set at $5,000 cash. He will return to Busti Town Court on Sept. 21.
STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY TO BUILD WIND TURBINES IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
BUFFALO – The New York state Thruway Authority is announcing its plan to build five wind turbines in Western New York – four of which will be located in Chautauqua County. The turbines will be built in 2012 and would be located in Dunkirk, Silver Creek, Westfield and Ripley. Three would be located in their respective exits, while the fourth would be at the toll barrier near the state line with Pennsylvania. A fifth would also be located at the Eden/Angola interchange in Erie County.
The power generated by the wind turbines will be used internally to power Thruway Authority facilities. When fully constructed, they will produce more than 30 percent of the energy consumed in the Buffalo Division. All will be owned and operated by the Thruway Authority, and are to be located on Thruway Authority right-of-ways.
AUDUBON’S ANNUAL AWARD AND RECOGNITION DINNER SET FOR SEPT. 26
JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Audubon Society will hold its annual meeting and volunteer Recognition Night on Monday, Sept. 26, with tickets available for sale until Tuesday, September 20. Not only will volunteers be recognized, but the Chairman’s Award will also be presented to the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s Education Department.
The group is being recognized for their leadership in developing the Summer Learning Series. Made possible in part by a grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, the Summer Learning Series offered 20 classes on a wide variety of nature topics, from geology to butterfly gardening to nature photography. The Series was so well received that classes are continuing in the fall.
Others honored at Audubon’s 55th annual meeting will be Bird Banders Scott Stoleson, Don Watts, Emily Thomas and Linda Ordiway; “Graduates” Elyse Johnson, Dick Johnson, and Edie Bensink; Most Active New Volunteer Heidi Bird; and Most Active under 18 Volunteer – Ben Berry.
There will also be a tribute to John Blackman, a member of the founding committee of the Enchanted Forest who was responsible for the actors through the Awareness Theater and many of the costumes.
The public is invited to this festive evening. Social time begins at 5:30 pm. Cost is $17 per person or $30 for two. Reservations can be made by calling (716) 569-2345 by 4 pm on Tuesday, September 20. For more information, visit www.jamestownaudubon.org.
PRENDERGAST LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW ART ON DISPLAY
JAMESTOWN – And new artwork by an area resident is now on display at the Prendergast Library. The Library will feature beadwork and artwork by Beverly Schmidt of Cassadaga through Sept. 30 in the main reading room. The library will be open 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call 484-7135, Ext. 225.
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